The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap

WOW! I was completely blown away with this game. I was expecting a game like Zelda: A Link to the Past and instead I got a game like Zelda: The Wind Waker!

This game is an astounding achievement and shows that Capcom make ace games besides Resident Evil 4. The story is very deep and what you would expect from a Zelda game. There are new faces and characters that have appeared in previous Zelda titles. The narrative of Ezlo is hilarious, and he acts like Navi did in Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

The game is very colourful and very well presented it looks so good you could almost think it is cel-shaded! The puzzles ae very tricky and when you solve them you feel poud of yourself. This game has some of the best dungeouns ever concieved in a 2D Zelda. That I can assure you!

The music is also very good. You will be humming some of the songs and even leaving Link standing idle in an area just to hear the soundtrack. Yes, the music is THAT good. Oh, and don't worry, the Zelda theme is in there in all it's beautiful gory.

The only downfall would be that this Zelda game is not very long. You could finish it in less than a week if you play it everyday. And we all know we like our RPG's to take a while to complete. That is the only downfall however. The rest of the game is flawless. It isn't easy either! The enemies take off more damage a fairy only gives you back 5 hearts and, like I previously said, the puzzles will have you scratching your head.

A challenging, beautiful but short handheld experiance. BUY IT!

It's classic Zelda, what more can I say?.

Graphically it's more Wind Waker then Ocarina of Time or Link to the Past, but, for the GBA, it looks great. It feels like it wants to be 3d, but it still manages to feel normal as a 2d game.

The puzzles are a bit mixed, most are great, especially those that use your ability to shrink, but some essential puzzles in the town are a bit random, like having to fuse kinstones with a certain person, and can stump you for quiet a while, with no clues as to what to do next.

Those who have played other Zelda games (especially the Wind Waker) will recognise most of the tunes on offer, which can be quiet annoying, but mostly it sounds fine and very clear compared to many GBA games.

The game lasts a good while, and fusing kinstones with people to unlock bonuses only adds to the length (these bonuses could be anything from a heart peice to rupees).

Overall, a class game. It continues to deliver what Zelda games always have, while offering new items (such as the gust jar) and a parrallel universe (of being normal size and tiny) much better then the time travel in OoT or even the Light and Dark worlds of LTTP, creating an overall rewarding and fun expereince.